Carline for car-roof frames.



J. A. COSTELLO. GARLINE FOR CAB. ROOF FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25, 1912.

Patented July 23, 1912.

owzqya OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOP; TO CLEVELAND CLEVELAND. OHIO, A CORPORATION OF WEST "J'TRGINIA.

3R EPFLTA LTY CARLINE FOR CAR-ROOF FRAMES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application file-:1 April 25, 1912.

Patented July 23. 1917..

Serial No. 693,095. a

'0 all whom 2 may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. COSTELLO, a citizen of the United States of America. residing at Cleveland, in the county of (luyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (airlines for Car-Roof Frames; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make'and use the same.

This invention relates to iniproven'ients in carlines for car-roof-frames, and pertains more especially to a carline consisting of an oblong pressed steel plate adapted to bridge the space between the side plates of a car-root-trame and sloping upwardly toward the central portion of the carline from each end-portion ot the carline and provided at the ends with downwardly projecting tlauges arranged transversely of tl ie carliue and adapted to form lateral abutments for said side plates.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a metal carline having such contour or configuration that the carline is not only capable of conductingofl water drained to and over the carline centrally between the sides of the cal-line, out has each endportion thereof provided with three spaced seating surfaces adapted to rest on the side plate of a car-roof'l'ranie, so that the carlinc upon its application to the side plates of a car-root-franie is adequately seated on said side plates.

Another object is to produce a carline which more especially possesses great stitfness and strength in its Pll(ll)(lill()llS.

\l'ith these objects in view, and to the end of attaining any other advantages hereinafter appearing, this invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction, and combinations and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings."

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan or a carline embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line Fig. 1,

looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3'3, Fig. 2, looking inwardly. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4--.t, Fig. 2, looking outwardly. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 5-5, Fig. 2, looking outwardly. Figs. 3. -l and 5 are drawn on a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2 to more clearly show the contour of the carline.

Referring to the drawings, A and A indicate the two laterally spaced side plates of a car-roof-trame. Said side plates are arranged substantiall horizontally and parallel. Each side pliite B is provided at the top thereof with a laterally and inwardly projecting substantially horizontally arranged fiapge a which extends longitudinally of said side plate, and said side plate shown provided at the bottom with a laterally and outwardly projecting flange 11'. The side plates A are shown connected together by my improved metal carlinc which comprises a trough B which bridges the space between. and is mounted on the upper tlan 'cs a of said side plates. The trough ll slopcs upwardly. toward the central portion of the carline from each endportion ot the carline, and the carline is provided with two vertically downwardly projectingflanges (l and (3 which are arranged at. opposite ends respectively and transversely of the carline and overlap the outta side oi opposite side plates A and A respcuivcly. Each tlange therefore constitutes a lateral abutment for the outer side of the adjacent side plate A.

The trough ll is provided at the top with two laterally and outwardly prO ecting flanges b and Z) arranged at opposite sides respectively of the trough. The flanges Z1 and I) extend from end to end of said trough. Said trough is deepest at or along the central portion of the carline and gradually reduced in depth toward the flanges 6. Said trough is providedat the top and centrally between the ends of the carline with.two depressed portions 7 and 7 arranged a' opposite sides respectively of the trough and adapted toform seats for a ridge-pole (not shown) of a car-roof-frame. Said trough is provided centrally between each tlaugc t) and the seat-forming portions 7 with two depressed portions 8 and 8 arranged at opposite sides respectively of the trough and adapted to form seats for a purlin (not shown) of a car-roof-frame. Zach end portion 10 of the trough B is enlarged in width toward each flange 6 from a point arranged in proximity to the adjacent depressed seat-forming trough is widest'at the. flanges G. The flanges Z) of the trough I are larger in width along the end-portions of the trough than between said end-portions. The outer portions of the flanges Z) are de pressed,- as at 12, along the cnd-portions 10 of the trough, and the depressed portions 12 of said flanges are seated on the flanges a of the side plates A and riveted, as at 13, to said flanges of the side plates, and each flange 6 extends to the longitudinal edges of the adjacent depressed portions 12 of the flanges b. Preferably the depressed members 12 of each flange b of the trough B are arranged diagonally of the adjacent side of said trough and have their outer end-portions arranged horizontally and resting on the flanges a of the side plates A. That is, each depressed member of each troughflange b slopes downwardly from the top of the trough in the direction of the adjacent flange (3 of the carline.

A carline having the contour hereinbefore described is not only capable by means of the trough B of conducting oil water drained to and over thecarline centrally between the sides of the carline, but possesses great stiffness and strength at and along the side plates A and between said side plates and the seat-forming portions 8 of the carline, and the carline is seated on each side plate at three points spaced longitudinally of the side plate.

What I claim is 1. A metal carline comprising a trough adapted to bridge the space between the sideplates of a car-roof-frame and provided with two downwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite ends respectively and transversely of the carline, which trough is reduced in depth toward said flanges and has its ally enlarged in width toward said flanges, said trough being widest at said flanges and provided at the top with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally of the trough and 50 have their outer portions depressed along the I end-portions of the trough.

2. A metal carline comprising a trough adapted to bridge the space between the side plates of a car-roof-frame and provided with two downwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite ends respectively and transversely of the carline, which trough is reduced in depth toward said flanges and provided at the top with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally of the trough and are larger in width along the end-portions of the trough than between said 65 end-portions and have their outer portions portions 8, and the end-portions gradudepressed along the end-portions of the trough and adapted to be seated on the side plates of a car-roof-frame.

3. A metal carline comprising a trough adapted to bridge the space between the side plates of a car-root-frame and provided with two downwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite ends respectively and transversely of the car-line, which trough is reduced in depth toward said flanges and provided at the top with two .laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally' of the trough and have their outer portions deso pressed along the end-portions of the trough, the depressed portions of each longitudinal flange of the trough being arranged diagonally of the adjacent side of the trough and having their outer end-portions adapted to be seated on the side plates of a car-roofframe.

4. A metal carline comprising a trough adapted to bridge the space between the side plates of a car-roof-frame and provided with two downwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite ends respectively of the carline, which trough is reduced in depth and enlarged in width toward said flanges and provided at the top 9 with two'laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged atopposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally of the trough and have their outer portions depressed along the end-portions of the trough and adapted to be seated on the side plates of a car-roof-frame, the firstanentioned flanges extending transversely of the carline to the longitudinal edges of the depressed portions of the second-mentioned flanges.

5. The combination, with the two laterally spaced side plates of a car-roof-frame, of a metal carline comprising a trough bridging the space between and mounted on and at- 'tached to said side plates and provided at each end with a downwardly projecting flange which overlaps the outer side of and constitutes a lateral abutment for the adjacent side plate, which trough is reduced in depth toward said flanges and provided at the top with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at" opposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally of the trough and have their outer portions depressed along the end-portions of the trough and seated on the side plates,

the first-mentioned flanges extending transversel of the carline to the longitudinal edges of the depressed portions of the second-mentioned flanges.

6. The combination, with the two laterally spaced side plates of a car-roof-frame, of a metal carline comprising a trough bridging the space between and mounted on said side plates and provided at each end with a downwardly projecting flange which over.-

laps the outer side of and constitutes a lateral abutment for the adjacent side plate, which trough is reduced in depth toward said flanges and provided at the top with two laterally and outwardly projecting flanges which are arranged at opposite sides respectively and extend longitudinally of 10 the trough depressed along the end-portions of the and have their outer portions trough, the depressed portions of the second-mentioned flanges being seated on and secured to the side plates. v

In testimony whereof, I sign the foregoting specification, in the presence of two N. MCDONNELL.

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